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1、试题和答案汇编collection of questions and answers20XX试题练习答案解析Lesson one Rock Superstars: What Do They Tell Us About Ourselves and Our Society ?ExercisesA. Answer the following questions on the text:1. what is the function of the two quotations ? Are they appropriate ?2. What does the author attempt to illu
2、strate with the three examples at the beginning of the article?3. According to Irving Horowitz , what is the sociological significance of rock music ?4. In what sense did Elvis Presley prove what Horowitz and Rundgren believed ?5. How did Bob Dylan , the Beatles , and the Rolling Stones differ from
3、each other politically ?6. What other major subjects did rock music deal with apart from politics ?7. What rewards did rock superstars get ?8. Has the author given a complete answer to question he raises in the title? Why do you think the author ends the article the way he does ?Key A 1. The author
4、uses the two quotations to introduce his ideas . Yes , they are . 2. The author uses the three examples to show that the young people worship the rock superstars very much , but the adults find they are sick , The examples show that young people and adults have a totally different attitudes towards
5、rock music . 3. Rock music can express its times . He sees it as a debating forum where American society struggles to define and redefine its feeling and beliefs . 4. When he appeared on the Ed . Sullivan Sunday night variety show , a debate took place . The old people frowned while the young viewer
6、s applauded.5. Bob Dylan touched a nerve of disaffection. The Beatles urged peace and piety . The Rolling Stones demanded revolution . 6. Apart from politics , the rock music dealt with feelings and emotions. 7. The rock superstars got applause , praise and money . 8. No , he hasnt . He want s to le
7、ave the question to the readers and let them think . B Translate the following into Chinese :1. “Jagger,” he said , “grabs a half gallon jug of water and runs along the front platform , sprinkling its contents over the first few rows of sweltering listeners . 2. How do you feel about all this adulat
8、ion and hero worship ?3. Or are you drawn somehow to this strange clown , perhaps because he acts out your wildest fantasies ?4. Some sociologists say that your answers to them could explain a lot about what you are thinking and about what your society is thinking in other words , where you and your
9、 society are . 5. Its just that Elvis managed to embody the frustrated teenage spirit of the 1950s . 6. Feelings always a part of any musical statement were a major subject . 7. This country element , Horowitz feels , helped its audience express an urge to “get away from it all , “ to “go back to th
10、e old days .”8. In one 1972 national opinion poll , more than 10 percent of the high school boys and 20 percent of the girls said their hero was a rock superstar. KeyBKeyB1他描述道:”贾格尔拿着半加仑水, 顺着舞台前沿,边跑边把水洒向前排汗流浃背的歌迷身上.”2. 你如何看待这种赞美和英雄崇拜?3. 还是由于他把你狂热的幻想用行动表现出来,你神不知鬼不觉地被这个不可思议的小丑所吸引?4. 一些社会学家认为你对这些问题的回答,
11、很能说明你在想什么,社会在想什么.换句话说, 可以说明你和社会的态度.5. 只不过艾尔维斯的演唱表现了50年代青少年那种沮丧的精神状态.6. 感情总是任何音乐表达的必要成分,也是一个重要议题.7. 霍罗威茨认为这种结合表达了听众欲”摆脱现实一切”/”重归昔日”的强烈愿望.9. 在1972年的一次全国民意测验中, 10%以上的高中男生,20%的女生表示他们心目中的英雄是超摇滚歌星.C. Fill in the blank in each sentence with the best word or expression from the box below,changing its form w
12、hen necessary :Sprinkle swelter in other words lazy rather than reject act out idle worship reverence drive embody 9. His paintings embody the spirit of the modern era . 10. How do you act out your frustrations , by throwing glasses or something ?11. The peddler sprinkled some water over his vegetab
13、les to make them fresher and heavier.12. In such heated air ,the sweltering students could hardly keep their minds on their lessons . 13. Thats idle gossip . Dont listen to it . 14. She sent in her application for the job , but was rejected as unqualified . 15. The salesman considered it safe to go
14、along with the boss rather than to contradict him . 8. Everybody should have a sincere reverence /worship for the laws of his country . D. Choose the right word or expression in the brackets to complete each of the following sentences :1. The whole nation watched the two candidates (arguing , debati
15、ng ) the issue of raising taxes on TV . 2. It was a (proud , arrogant ) moment for my cousin when she shook hands with the President . 3. Even if you (mix , blend ) oil and water , they will not (mix , blend ). 4. Some people watch television so much that they cannot (conceive , imagine ) of living
16、without it . 5. As it was an informal dinner , most people (wore ,were dressed ) in their comfortable clothes . 6. Do you think those young people are (idealistic ,ideal ) or pragmatic ?7. Filled with great (adulation , admiration ) for their integrity and courage , he was determined to be a man like them . 8. Deep at night , they could still hear gun-fire (ramb
